"Beauty for Ashes"

"He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." (Psalms 126:6)

  Here's the thing that matters the most, as far as I can see, and for what that is worth: If we, as a child of the KING of Glory, have anything worthy of being considered a tragedy or a cross to bear, it is our duty and our privilege to bear that cross or tragedy with a heart of thanksgiving, giving honor to the LORD, and not to bring attention to any hardship or discomfort we might be experiencing. I know that might be a lot to take in, but it is the truth that God has blessed me with knowing, first hand. To put it in another light, we that goeth forth, are those that live out whatever it is we have been given, as if it is that which God has blessed us with, even though it is hardly considered to be a blessing by anyone that is around us. The whole point of the word, "weepeth," is not specific to the person that is going forth, but it is almost as if there is some sort of comfort brought with their appearance; which is that spoken of by, "bearing precious seed." Forget for a moment that this is about anything that might be wrong in us, but in those we are going forth to, and consider for the time being we are just talking about salvation. The person that goes forth weeping, bearing precious seed, would be considered him or her that is weeping for the lost, as they encounter people in their lives that need to hear the Good News. This is our reason to be here, no matter who you are or whatever you are living though or in, is to share the Good News with those that are lost and need salvation. Whether it is the testimony you might have at the end of your natural life, or the testimony that God has blessed you with by just living out the life you have been given; you are meant to display your hope in that which gives you hope, Restoration! To sum up what I might be trying to say, the "sheaves" are like bundles of grain, the fruit of the "precious seed" that he planted. These are the testimonies we have in what we experience and how we live out the hope that is within us. And the greatest aspect of what we have been given, is that we rejoice in the end! It might be hard, it might be tragic, it might even appear as though your life is cursed; but whatever it is that you are living in, you are in it because God wants you to bless others and glorify His name. The harder we are pressed, the more wine is produced; just try to make sure the wine is not bitter; because not matter what, we still get to rejoice...

"The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath appointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified." (Isaiah 61:1-3)